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. The children are now much more than e-mails and websites to read comics, according to a National Literacy Trust survey of more than 18,000 eight to 17 year olds. One of 10 children claimed to read 10 books in the last month, but had not read 13% of all. And boys were almost twice as likely to say that they never read as a girl.

. While ucas tells us that there are four students hunt anywhere in the clearing, Lucy Tobin (Tobin @ lucy) in conversation with some of those who got their A-level grades last week about their plans for the future. If you are interested in the number of periods ', please consult the Guardian blog data, analyzed the official results by the type of school and student gender.

From how to budget, what to wear - - if they have advice on starting university, we want to take a look at the fresher. If you know how to deal with the Student Finance England, check out the online chat with a representative, we have hosted yesterday. Charlie Brooker and offers his personal tip for those who didn 't get the grades they had hoped for - are easy when you fill in application forms.

. There's a row brewing over Scottish university fees. Scots pay nothing, EU students pay nothing, but students from other parts of the UK have to cough up thousands of pounds a year if they wish to attend a Scottish university. Now leading human rights lawyer Phil Shiner is girding his loins to mount a legal challenge against the Scottish government.

A Guardian editorial said:

"The financial schism on Scottish campuses will widen to a chasm, with unknown consequences. For one thing, English students bearing chequebooks might appear rather attractive to cash-strapped institutions far over Hadrian's Wall. For another, the EU's bar on intra-state differences being applied between member states could stoke English ire. It means English students will pick up their bills while watching Germans and Poles enjoy a Scottish-style waiver."

. With figures out last week showing youth unemployment reaching more than 20%, the scrapping of the education maintenance allowance and a large hike in tuition fees, young people need decent careers advice more than ever. But, as Louise Tickle (@louisetickle) reports, it's a service under siege. A new national service is due to launch next April - but teenagers will no longer be entitled to any face-to-face careers guidance. Instead they will be pointed to a website or told to call a helpline. The duty to provide personal advice will be transferred to schools, though they are to get none of the £203m central funding that pays for the existing service.

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"He seems to want to judge an entire school system around the requirements of Oxbridge."

. Large guest posting on the blog Creative Education (@ creativeedu) about why text speak to be taught in the classroom. It makes many good points, including these:

Can 'Through the teachings SMS speak in schools, students apply to other classes as well as by adding it as a shorthand notes skills. As opposed to formal notes, which may take too long and lead to missed notes, text messaging, students can effectively help notes at a speed close to the verbal communication of their teachers. "

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